no_other_lead
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I liked the sound ofthe live wire but if someone else know's a hotter pickup please tell.
Should i get the livewire metal humbucker?
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Loserchief
SwingingIdiot
Re: Should i get the livewire metal humbucker?
hm... the output of the live wire is pretty much insane.I guess you won't be able to find something hotter.
hm... the output of the live wire is pretty much insane.I guess you won't be able to find something hotter.
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Should i get the livewire metal humbucker?
the LW HM is by far the hottest pickup I´ve tried so far.
AFAIK (and believe) the only thing hotter would be a Custom livewire with a ceramic magnet instead of alnico (Which BTW ex-Member Humphrey Bear had, with a custom LW-Fullshred @ neck. I gotta get him down here with that axe and try it on for size)
the LW HM is by far the hottest pickup I´ve tried so far.
AFAIK (and believe) the only thing hotter would be a Custom livewire with a ceramic magnet instead of alnico (Which BTW ex-Member Humphrey Bear had, with a custom LW-Fullshred @ neck. I gotta get him down here with that axe and try it on for size)
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fenderiarhs
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Re: Should i get the livewire metal humbucker?
Never tried the livewires.............are they even hotter than the emg81?
Never tried the livewires.............are they even hotter than the emg81?
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Should i get the livewire metal humbucker?
Nope.
The 18 volts (and the 18V mod to EMG) actually only increase headroom and clarity, not output. In a nutshell, the actual advantage of the 18 Volts is that the op-amps in the preamp gobble up lots of the headroom when running on 9V, creating a more compressed, less dynamic more "sterile" tone, and the 18V mod counteracts that by giving the preamp a larger range to work with
ArtieToo said:
Nope.
The 18 volts (and the 18V mod to EMG) actually only increase headroom and clarity, not output. In a nutshell, the actual advantage of the 18 Volts is that the op-amps in the preamp gobble up lots of the headroom when running on 9V, creating a more compressed, less dynamic more "sterile" tone, and the 18V mod counteracts that by giving the preamp a larger range to work with
Inge Malmstein
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Re: Should i get the livewire metal humbucker?
The metal live wire is the hottest pickup i ever heard.
It#s ten times hotter than the EMG81.
You can't use it on a clean channel, you would have an already distorted sound.
Neither it is useable as a neck pickup. Thats the reason why a metal live wire set includes a "Live wire classic neck" as a neck pickup.
For my taste this is too clear as a set, i would prefer a classic live wire BRIDGE pickup on the neck position as a combo with a live wire metal.
It just suits better.
With only less distortion on the amp, you can achieve a vintage high gain metal tone.
The metal live wire is the hottest pickup i ever heard.
It#s ten times hotter than the EMG81.
You can't use it on a clean channel, you would have an already distorted sound.
Neither it is useable as a neck pickup. Thats the reason why a metal live wire set includes a "Live wire classic neck" as a neck pickup.
For my taste this is too clear as a set, i would prefer a classic live wire BRIDGE pickup on the neck position as a combo with a live wire metal.
It just suits better.
With only less distortion on the amp, you can achieve a vintage high gain metal tone.
